IDS Center and Crystal Court
Image Credit: Randy Stern via Flickr
Name of Building/Site:
IDS Center and Crystal Court
Building/Site Address:
80 8th Street South
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Recent Developments:
Crystal Court undergoing first renovation in more than two decades, to be completed 202.
Designation:
None apply
Dates:
Commission: 1969
Completion: 1972
Architectural and Other Designer(s):
Architect Philip Johnson
Current Use and Condition:
Private office building. Crystal Court open to the public.
Description:
With the construction of the IDS Center the city of Minneapolis was given a stunning visual dimension. Rising fifty-seven stories, the office tower is the tallest building in the state and dominates the skyline. The dazzling IDS Crystal Court provided a new pedestrian life to the city, enclosed in glass to shut out the severe weather. (Adapted from A Field Guide to Landmarks of Modern Architecture in the United States, by Miriam F. Stimpson)
IDS Center and Crystal Court
Building/Site Address:
80 8th Street South
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Recent Developments:
Crystal Court undergoing first renovation in more than two decades, to be completed 202.
Designation:
None apply
Dates:
Commission: 1969
Completion: 1972
Architectural and Other Designer(s):
Architect Philip Johnson
Current Use and Condition:
Private office building. Crystal Court open to the public.
Description:
With the construction of the IDS Center the city of Minneapolis was given a stunning visual dimension. Rising fifty-seven stories, the office tower is the tallest building in the state and dominates the skyline. The dazzling IDS Crystal Court provided a new pedestrian life to the city, enclosed in glass to shut out the severe weather. (Adapted from A Field Guide to Landmarks of Modern Architecture in the United States, by Miriam F. Stimpson)
